Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. - Frederick Douglass

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Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

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About Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass (c. February 1818 – 20 February 1895) was an American abolitionist, orator, author, editor, reformer, women's rights advocate, and statesman during the American Civil War. He was born a slave in Maryland, as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.

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Birth Name: Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey
Alternative Names: Frederick Augustus Washington Baly • Fred Bailey • Freddie Bailey
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Power concedes nothing without a demand.
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